Anatomy and functionality of the coronary circulation have been of interest to physicians ever since it emerged that mammalian hearts have their own blood supply. If asked how many coronary arteries the normal heart has, most of the medical students (and many practitioners) would answer "TWO". However, the frequent presence of two right coronary artery roots is not generally well appreciated, even though it has been evident to anatomists and cardiac surgeons for centuries.
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